Home / International / International -- World Tools: Save | Print | E-mail | Most Read
Nine Killed in Rio Shootout
Adjust font size:

Nine people were killed in a shootout between militias and drug lords on Sunday in Rio de Janeiro, local police said.

The shootout took place Sunday morning when some drug dealers were trying to recover control of the Kelsons neighborhood, from where they had been expelled by the militia. Four members of the militia, including one off duty policeman, and five drug dealers were killed in the battle, said one source.

The Rio State Police Department had been warned by an anonymous source that armed suspects were trying to invade the Kelsons neighborhood, in the northern zone of the capital. The favela is currently under the control of militias, which offer protection against drug trafficking, but does not rely on the participation of public security authorities.

But Rio Governor Sergio Cabral said on Sunday that the militia, mainly constituting former and current law enforcement unit members, is as dangerous as any other parallel power. He added that the involvement of policemen in any such illegal practice will not be tolerated.

(Xinhua News Agency February 11, 2007)

Tools: Save | Print | E-mail | Most Read

Related Stories
Brazil Sends 500 Federal Police to Rio to Curb Violence
Sao Paulo State Sees 2nd Night of Riots
Death Toll Rises to 52 as Riots Hit Brazil's Streets, Jails
Gunmen Kill 27 in Brazil
> Korean Nuclear Talks
> Middle East Peace Process
> Iran Nuclear Issue
> Reconstruction of Iraq
> 6th SCO Summit Meeting
Links
- China Development Gateway
- Foreign Ministry
- Network of East Asian Think-Tanks
- China-EU Association
- China-Africa Business Council
- China Foreign Affairs University
- University of International Relations
- Institute of World Economics & Politics
- Institute of Russian, East European & Central Asian Studies
- Institute of West Asian & African Studies
- Institute of Latin American Studies
- Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies
- Institute of Japanese Studies
SiteMap | About Us | RSS | Newsletter | Feedback
SEARCH THIS SITE
Copyright © China.org.cn. All Rights Reserved     E-mail: webmaster@china.org.cn Tel: 86-10-88828000 京ICP证 040089号